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Well, this is finally it, BFB, and overall BFDI in general

Is over

and this is why

Background[]

I hadn't been in the fandom for a while now, and at first I was skeptical about BFB's existance, in fact when I watched parts of BFB 1 and 2, I was completely disinterested, it was only after BFB 3 came out that I really started to get back into BFDI, however, BFB 4 wasn't so lucky...

BFB 4[]

It was with BFB 4 that I started to feel like BFB was becoming something a cashgrab. For those of you who don't know BFB 4 is my least favourite episode of the first 5, in fact it could probably be my least favourite episode in the series. While it did have it's moments like the extended Cake at Stake intro and Four's OK sign, the writing seemed to have diminished from the previous episode. Thankfully BFB 5 came out to fix everything up.

BFB 8[]

BFB 8 was, to put it simply the most disappointing BFB episode, everyone and I mean everyone was hyping for the return of Four, who I (and many others) considered the best host in the show's history, however the episode was as generic as generic can get, and personally I felt as if it was rushed.

The Year-long Hiatus[]

Shortly after the release of BFB 12, BFB mysteriously went on hiatus, with all that was really coming out was a short advertisement literally begging viewers to get JnJ into Vidcon, an Multi Animated Project the no one and I mean no one asked for but acted like was a gift sent from god, and a couple storyboards and compilations that again, no one asked for. Thankfully BFB returned and all was well...for a while.

BFB 14 and 15[]

The decision to span out a challenge between 2 episode is a decision I wasn't too fond of, like, why wasn't BFB 14 called BFB 13b? I guess we'll never know. However, while many people would consider this a two-parter, I'd consider it a three-parter as BFB 15 is very much connected to BFB 13, overall there's nothing more to say on these two other than It was a real bad idea to group those three together

BFB 16 and 'The Split'[]

And then, just when I thought it couldn't get worse, BFB 16 landed. It split the show in two (ha) and forced many characters (including Pen, my favourite) out of the show and into 'The Power Of Two' or TPOT (sounds familiar). And from the vibes I got from Michael and Cary, this new show ain't temporary

The next few episodes have been mediocre, and there isn't really anything to say about them.

Why BFB is a cashgrab and Conclusion[]

Think about it, to recommend characters you have to become a patron on Patreon, which requires Money, there was the highly-successful Firey plush and BFB character guide, both of which I didn't get. And think about how much JnJ promote their episodes/Patreon nowadays.

Yep, it all adds up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3XRCfet0Lc

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